Landmark American Rhetoric AP English Language and Composition: Fall 2016

US Supreme Court Case Comparison AP English Language and Composition Friday, October 28th, 2016 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.8 (integration of knowledge and ideas) Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses).

U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Comparison You may work in partners or small groups, but every person is responsible for completing his/her own work (individual papers). Write a short summary (2-4 sentences) of EACH court case. Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two court cases. Do this “AP Style”!! At least five items in each of the 3 sections Identify AND explain the items Synthesize the information in your Venn Diagram and write a short paragraph (4-6 sentences) to compare the two court cases. For Monday: Read and annotate “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr. (LA p. 301) In class: rhetorical analysis partner work

Lincoln & King, Jr. Comparison AP English Language and Composition Monday, October 31st, 2016 US Supreme Court Case Comparison assignment Write RI.11.8 on the top of your work Staple your work on top of your annotations Turn it in to the box Lincoln: “Gettysburg Address” – read and annotate Lincoln & King, Jr. comparison

Lincoln & King, Jr. Comparison You may work in partners or small groups, but every person is responsible for completing his/her own work (individual papers). Have a short conversation with a peer – discuss the similarities and differences in each text (think “Venn Diagram”!) Create a bullet-point précis pre-write for EACH text - one for Lincoln; another for King, Jr. In addition to your bullet-point pre-write: Identify one rhetorical device that both texts have in common. Analyze the effect of this RD in each text (2-4 sentences). Identify one rhetorical device that both texts DO NOT have in common. Analyze the effect of this RD in each text (2-4 sentences).

AP English Language and Composition Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 King, Jr. Précis Work AP English Language and Composition Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

King, Jr. Précis Work Précis Review (from Malcolm X) Write a précis for King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech

Homework this week Mon. 10/31: King, Jr. “I Have A Dream” Weds. 11/2: Lincoln/King, Jr. précis Thurs. 11/3: Susan B. Anthony “Women’s Right to Vote” Fri. 11/4: Thoreau “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”

AP English Language and Composition Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 AP MC Practice AP English Language and Composition Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016